The Jovian System

The four Galilean moons are the most well-known. They are visible through binoculars.

The Himalia group of moons orbits Jupiter at distances of around 11-12 million kilometers.

The Ananke group of moons orbits Jupiter in a retrograde direction at a distance of about 21 million kilometers. The Carme group also orbits Jupiter in a retrograde direction from about 23 million kilometers.

The PasiphaŽ group contains Jupiter's most distant moons.

Themisto and Carpo do not belong to any group. Carpo orbits Jupiter in a prograde direction at the inner edge of the Anake group. Themisto orbits just outside the orbit of the Galilean moons.